Brooks vs Reed. Battle of the Tuiliqs

[@bjrnhesthamar5464]

Living up in Northern Norway and rolling all year around, I wear Brooks tuilik during winther/spring, and my Comfort Paddling tuilik during summer/autumn. I prefer the CP rather than my Reed. Unfortunately CP is difficult to find nowadays. I don’t know if they are out of business.

[@brendankayaks]

I have the MPS for the exact purpose that you use it for. Alas no tuiliq yet but I’ll get there, in the meantime I wear it under a paddle jacket with latex wrist seals which keep my arms much drier than the mps does. I am interested in the comfort paddling tuiliq over the others.

[@JonasAlexanderson]

I will see if I can get hold of one from Comfort paddling.

[@beingaware8542]

I spray my ReedChill cheater with 100 percent silicon, and it seems to readily absorb the silicone, keeping those micro-cracks from happening, and water beads up and slides off the material. Just my 2 cents. great video!

[@JonasAlexanderson]

@@beingaware8542 thank you

[@mariusengelsen7194]

I have Brooks. Underneath I wear a kokatat Hydrus drypants (only boxershorts underneath), and a thin wool or synthetic t-shirt. I think I would die from the heat if i wore as much clothing underneath as you do 😅😅😅 Usually only wear more clothing underneath when temperatures are below freezing, -0C and colder.

[@JonasAlexanderson]

Ha ha. I do make a few rolls every time I'm out so I need on base layer on. If its really cold, or surfing when its below 10°C, I wear the dry suit under.

[@109cow]

Hi and thanks for helpfull videos. Did you ever try REED tuilik paddlesuit? Do you think it can work good? Or it better to have drysuit and tuilik above? Thank you.

[@JonasAlexanderson]

I have 3 or 4 Reed tuiliqs and two Brooks. The Brooks ones a warmer so I use the Reed tuiliqs when the water temperature is above 15C. Under that I use the Brooks tuiliqs and when it's ice in the water I have a very thin (Ursuit MPS) dry suit under. For me the Reed tuiliq last 3 or 4 seasons and I guess for the Brooks ones it's many. many years more. But then I use a tuiliq 70-90 days a year, so I do wear them out.

[@109cow]

Thank you very much! So it's is not good idea to use 2 in 1 - dry suit and tuilik....

[@JonasAlexanderson]

@@109cow not if you have a normal dry suit. And if you don't use a dry suit under the tuiliq when it's cold, your roll should be 100%.

[@peterkarlen3658]

I have both the Brooks and Reed (with insulation) tuiliq. Prefer the looser fit to the Brooks.

[@TiborBerki]

Nice! But my god, you forgot to explain the Tjockkörv å Tunnbrö! I hope it tasted fine :)

[@JonasAlexanderson]

Ha ha

[@Skisenteret]

Hei! Nettopp kjøpt en Brooks tuilik og bruker den på en Rebel ilaga. Den lekker litt rundt cocpit. Skal den være veldig stram rundt cocpit?

[@JonasAlexanderson]

Jag har en Brooks tuiiq och en Ilage, det läcker aldrig. Det bör sitta ganska så stramt på.

[@Skisenteret]

@@JonasAlexanderson Takk

[@Comanderkraus]

Hi i been offered a second hand Brooks tuilik it size XL, im 1.75mts tall and weight about 88 kilos, in your experience wil it fit me good? I cant test it since is in other region of my country. Thank you in advance for any tip.

[@JonasAlexanderson]

I'm not at home (working as a kayak guide in Antarctica atm) so I can't check the size I have. But I think I got a L and it's ok for me. I'm 1.70cm and just under 90kg. I think you probably will find a XL a bit too large but I also think it can work.

[@Comanderkraus]

@@JonasAlexanderson Hi well thank you for your advice and taking time to reply to me. You are not so far from me now since i live in the Patagonia Argentina. Are you with Santigo Arias by the way?

[@JonasAlexanderson]

@@Comanderkraus no, I'm with Norwegian company Hurtigruten.